The Tough Alchemy of Ben Okri
Author | : Rosemary Alice Gray |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 301 |
Release | : 2020-07-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781350153011 |
ISBN-13 | : 135015301X |
Rating | : 4/5 (01X Downloads) |
Download or read book The Tough Alchemy of Ben Okri written by Rosemary Alice Gray and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Booker Prize for The Famished Road, Ben Okri is widely regarded as one of the most important contemporary writers writing today. Featuring a substantial new interview with Ben Okri himself, a full bibliography of his creative work and covering his complete works, this is the first in-depth study of Okri's themes and artistic vision. Rosemary Gray explores Okri's career-long engagement with myth, Nigerian politics and culture, and with the environmental crisis in the age of the Anthropocene.